Report and Pictures from Tehran Protests

Iran News Agency – Today the people and youth of Tehran came out into the streets in full force. Security forces closed off all roads to Azadi Square and used pepper spray, tear gas, and roadblocks to prevent people from getting there. The countless number of protesters voiced their disdain for the government with chats of “Death to the Dictator” and “Death to Khamenei.”

Upon hearing the anti-government slogans, riot police and other pressure groups violently attacked and beat demonstrators, attempting to disperse them. These included special units from the government that attacked the demonstrators from atop motorcycles.

The images below (3 and 4) show two women who were attacked with tear gas, causing them eye injuries and breathing difficulties. Images 1 and 2 are of anti-riot police surrounding students who chanted slogans. The two demonstrators were laid on the ground, hand-cuffed, and taken to an unknown location. The two youths were chanting “All these people have come, they have come against the Supreme Leader.”

Additionally, a violent attack by regime thugs and Hezbollah in the Sadeghiyeh metro station injured several protestors who were coming from Aria Shahr. Some were captured and severely beaten. Around 2:00pm, security forces and anti-riot police blocked off all of Aria Shahr, the streets near the metro, and Ferdowsi Boulevard, where more than 100,000 demonstrators gathered.